Australian Homespun

SAILOR BOY

MATERIALS

• 45cm (18in) square (or fat quarter) of unwashed seeded homespun fabric (background)

• 45cm (18in) fusible stabiliser such as Whisperweft

• Embroidery hoop

• DMC Stranded Embroidery Cotton in Light Pewter (169), Black (310), Pewter Grey (317), Light Steel Grey (318), Very Light Mahogany (402), Bright Red (666), Dark Antique Blue (930) and Dark Autumn Gold (3853)

• Faber Castell Polychromos Watercolor Pencils in Dark Cadmium Orange (115), Pale Geranium Lake (121), Light Flesh (132), Cobalt Blue (143), Cold Grey I (230) and Black (199)

• One 25mm (1in) red star button

• Size 9 crewel embroidery needle

• Textile medium such as Jo Sonja’s

• No 4 round paintbrush

• Pigma Micron .05 waterproof pen in

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